Blueing

BUCKAWHO

Can anyone tell me if cold blue will work on stainless steel parts? I have a Smith stainless ejector rod that I wish were blue. Thanks....BT

BUCKAWHO

anyone have any luck with the store bought kits.... How anout backyard hot blueing?

Dave

BUCKAWHO

Is there any rule-of-thumb that can be used to tell if a firearm needs to be reblued? Of course this assumes that the original metal finish was blueing.

J. Patrick Tatum

BUCKAWHO

I just bought a gun on GB a few weeks ago, and I now see there's a tiny scratch in the blueing (looks like a strand of dust that you only see in the sunshine through the blinds, about a cm long was on the barrel when it was blued). Obviously, I don't like that, but don't want to spend another $65 to send it back and get a new one, nor do I want to refinish the entire thing, especially since it's not an expensive gun. Is there any good kind of touch-up that won't look like crap, or should I just make sure to keep it well-oiled and hope for the best? Thanks.

BUCKAWHO

i have about ten guns that need reblueing. these were in a room that was flooded. most are shotguns, rem 1100 browning a5 win mod 42. can anyone recommend a gunsmith that can do a factory quality blue at a fair price?

62fuelie

If it is a model that has a blue counterpart - i.e. M-19/M-66; M-36/M-60 you could just order a blue one and swap it.

charliemeyer007

https://www.shootersolutions.com/ssgunblue.html

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/metal-prep-coloring/metal-bluing/bluing-salts/oxynate-no-84-hot-chemical-bluing-compound-prod1103.aspx

perhaps PLATED FINISH: BLACK CHROME PLATING
http://www.apwcogan.com/plating-and-refinishing/finishes-metal-finishes.html

k.stanonik

Bluing on stainless wont work, metal comp would vary your finish even if you could get it to stick. You could look at having it anodized or even powder coated but the finish will never match.